8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2
harden, set, clot, curdle
Kun'yomi
か た め る to harden ②to put together ③to make secure ④to fortify か た ま る to harden ②to become firm ③to gather (together) か た ま り lump ②group ③embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.) か た い hard ②stiff ③strong ④safe
On'yomi
コ
Main Radical
囗(KanXi)
Reading Commonality
| かためるかたまるかたまりかたい | 59.3% |
| コ | 40.7% |
Character Breakdown
Common Words
fixing (in place) ②fixing (e.g. salary, capital) ③user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously) ④user of an online handle (instead of posting anonymously)
References
| Unicode hex code | 56FA |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-24-39 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1036 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 949 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3086 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3830 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1963 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2658 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 580 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 622 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 834 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 744 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 738 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 4745 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 476 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 972 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1004 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 393 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 424 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 501 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 503 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 470 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 343 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 587 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3s5.2 |
| Four corner code | 6060.4 |
| De Roo Code | 1577 |